Anthropic expands Claude Startups: free year of Team, $1K API credits, $45K offers
YashasGunderia · x · 2026-10-07
Anthropic is expanding its Claude for Startups program. Approved founders get a free year of Claude Team, $1,000 in Claude API credits, up to $45,000 in partner offers, virtual office hours with Anthropic's Applied AI team, and access to exclusive events and hackathons.
Customer stories cited include Cursor CEO Michael Truell, EvenUp cutting document drafting from 15 hours to 15 minutes, Deepgram shipping 4–10x more durable code, and Eve Legal helping plaintiff firms settle cases 60 days faster.